Copying a Cell Hierarchy in the Library Manager

To traverse the design hierarchy and copy all referenced cells in your design to the destination library, follow these steps:

1. In the Options group box, select the Copy Hierarchical check box.
   
   
2. By default, the Skip Libraries check box is also selected. When this check box is selected, cells in the named libraries are not copied and continue to reference their original library. You might want to skip libraries such as reference libraries of contacts, vias, and so on.
   You can type the names or click the Edit button to open the Skip Libraries Editor dialog box as follows:
   1. Click library names in the Skip list and click the move button in the center to move them to the Do not skip list.
   2. Click OK.
      
      
3. To limit the search to your design’s exact hierarchy when collecting the cellview list for copying, select the Exact Hierarchy check box. When this check box is selected, only those cellviews found in the design hierarchy are included in the copy operation.
   The Extra Views box becomes active. If you include additional view names or view types, the operation includes matching views found in your design hierarchy in the copy operation. If any of these matching views have their own hierarchies, those additional hierarchies are also included.
   In the Names field, type the names of one or more space-separated views to copy. You can also type a valid filter string (for example, s*). Additionally, or optionally, use the Select button to select specific view types.
   
   
4. By default, the All Views check box is selected and the Views To Copy option appears deselected. If you leave this check box selected, the copy operation copies all views of the specified cell. Further, if you copy the cell hierarchically, the copy operation also copies all views of cells instantiated in the specified cell.
   To copy a particular set of views, follow these steps:
   1. Deselect the All Views check box.
      The Views To Copy field becomes active.
   2. In the Names field, type the names of one or more space-separated views to copy. You can also type a valid filter string (for example, s*).
      Additionally, or optionally, use the Select button to select specific view types.
5. Click OK.